Downfall Misery Part I | Downfall Trilogy I

Chapter 16

Chapter Sixteen
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"Ilayo n'yo ang lalaking ito sa akin. Kill him. Kill this monster." Dr. Castrejon fumed, in between fear and madness.

Umaalingawngaw ang sigaw nito sa buong silid, ang mga tauhan naman nito ay mabilis na bumunot ng baril at itinutok iyon kay Mister Valdigierro pero hindi niya binitawan ang tinidor na nakatarak sa kamao ng direktor.

The devil he really is, he didn't even flinch. He doesn't even look scared, more like he's enjoying this. To watch someone suffering. The satisfaction in his eyes makes my stomach turn to ice.

And the smirk on his face?

How can someone smirk in this kind of situation?

Only him.

"Try it, and let's see who dies first."

Idiniin pa ni Mister Valdigierro ang tinidor at pinaikot iyon na mas lalong ikinasigaw ni Dr. Castrejon bago siya bumalik sa pagkakaupo habang pinupunasan ang kanyang kamay na para bang walang nangyari.

Samantalang ang direktor ay namumutla na ang mukha at pawis na pawis na rin ito.

"I will fucking kill you." Dr. Castrejon warned him then he turned to his men angrily. "Ano pa ang ginagawa n'yo? Mga tarantado! Hindi ko kayo binabayaran para lang panuorin ako. Patayin n'yo ang hinayupak na ito---"

"Once I raise my hand, your head will blow up. As a Doctor, you already know you will never survive that." Mister Valdigierro tilted his head proudly as he raked his fingers through his hair, threatening them.

They can't pull the trigger because there's a red dot directed on Dr. Castrejon's forehead. Someone pointed it at him, and all he could do was scream again while trying to fight the pain on the fork in his fist that he didn't have the balls to remove.

"Why are you doing this? What did I fucking do to you?" Tuluyan ng naluha ang direktor, ang mga tauhan niya ay wala na ring nagawa kundi bitawan sa sahig ang mga baril.

Mister Valdigierro growled. "I hate it when people touch what's mine."

Gusto kong kumontra pero natatakot at nanghihina na rin ako. Nawala na nga rin ang gutom ko dahil sa mga nangyari. Ang gusto ko lang gawin sa mga oras na iyon ay makalayo doon. Ang tumakbo ng tumakbo ng tumakbo.

Dr. Castrejon looked at me murderously, his eyes were telling me that he should have just killed me. But then the realization already dawned on his face. Like everything makes sense now.

"She's yours?"

Kagat ang labing naikuyom ko ang kamao. Ilang ulit ba akong magiging kaawa-awa? Ang maging mahina? Ang hindi maipagtanggol ang sarili sa mga ganitong sitwasyon?

Bumagsak ang balikat ng direktor. "I didn't know. May malaking atraso siya sa akin, she hurt my daughter. She almost killed my only daughter."

"Do you think I care about that?" His jaw clenched. "You should be thankful because if I was her, I would have killed your daughter but I don't hurt women. That's our difference."

"I... I-I didn't know."

"Look at the uniform she's wearing, there's a Solaiman Enterprises printed on her uniform that means she's under Zalman group. She's working on me. Are you illiterate, or have you just made your way to where you are right now because of bullshit and corruption?" His face darkened a bit. "I guess not."

"I didn't know that you also owned the Solaiman Enterprises. I have no idea that it's also under the Zalman group."

"Maybe It wasn't publicized, which I intentionally did, but I still expect you to conduct some research."